About Red Tales

Here's an evolving electronic collection of short prose pieces, with a poem contributed occasionally. Brevity guides. Although sometimes a piece will run to 900 words, most pieces are much shorter. Here one may find erotica, flash fiction, brief observations, and modest improvisations. Another rule is that each piece must have something to do with"red"; at least the word has to appear in each piece functionally. . . . All pieces are numbered and titled, so there's a de facto table of contents running down the rail below, under "Labels" (scroll down a bit). Browse for titles that look interesting, if you like. Thank you for stopping by. Look for some red today, tonight.

"Flaming June," by Frederick Lord Leighton

"Flaming June," by Frederick Lord Leighton

Monday, May 4, 2009

68. Song: Lady of the Dew

Song: Lady of the Dew

She may visit you tonight
Cast in red uncanny light.
Her perfume may make you dream
You float on a silver stream.

She's the Lady of the Dew,
Child of morning, bride of night.
She has power over you.
No, you will not want to fight.

Sharp logic and bright light
May convince you she can't be.
Then comes dusk; then comes night.
You'll believe what you can see.

She may visit you tonight.
She's the Lady of the Dew,
Cast in red uncanny light.
Her perfume may make you dream
She has power over you.
Floating down a silver stream,
No you will not want to fight.
She's the Lady of the Dew,
Child of morning, bride of night.

You'll believe what you can see
After dusk, into the night.
She's the Lady of the Dew
Cast in red uncanny light.

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Copyright 2009 Hans Ostrom

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